Specialist, Corporate Philanthropy & Partnerships

Job Description

Posted Friday, January 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM | Expires Friday, January 1, 2027 at 10:59 AM

If you are up for the challenge and would like to be considered for this position, we would like to hear from you. The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) is looking to fill the following career opportunity:

STATUS: Permanent;
Full-Time with benefits

SHIFT: 35 hours per week

LOCATION: Provincial Office in Vancouver, BC - Hybrid (2 days per week at the office)

CLASSIFICATION: Exempt

As a Specialist, Corporate Philanthropy & Partnerships at the BC SPCA you’ll be joining one of the most innovative and successful fundraising teams in Canada. The BC SPCA is funded by compassionate animal lovers who helped us assist nearly 119,000 animals last year. Your work will help make all of this possible. As the Specialist, Corporate Philanthropy & Partnerships you will lead the fundraising activities with companies of all sizes in various industries, to achieve annual revenue goals.

The fundraising team prides itself on having created a fun, supportive, and positive work culture. We are results-driven and committed to excellence through professionalism, compassion, collaboration, and innovation.

We’re passionate about helping animals live safe, healthy and loved lives, and about helping their humans too. We’re the only animal welfare organization in B.C. that has the authority to enforce laws relating to animal cruelty. And we’re one of North America’s most progressive animal welfare organizations with evidence-based standards of care. We’re knowledge leaders.

The role of Specialist, Corporate Philanthropy & Partnerships

• As part of the Philanthropy team, led by the Senior Director, Philanthropy, you’ll lead the strategy development and execution of multi-year corporate fundraising strategies to achieve high value revenue targets.
• You’re responsible for leading the corporate fundraising program including:
• Prospect research, cultivation, solicitation and meaningful, creative and appropriate stewardship
• Creating plans with long term vision in support of annual fundraising needs and special projects such as capital campaigns
• Leading the corporate sponsorship program, including finding creative solutions for the sponsor’s objectives that also achieve the BC SPCA’s strategic goals

• Hosting a potential corporate sponsor for a tour of one of our Community Animal Centres.
• Supporting a colleague in another region to ensure the BC SPCA name, logo and brand is accurately utilized and represented by a local corporate supporter.
• Spending the day with a corporate volunteer group at our Community Pet Food Bank program.

• Motivated and innovative problem-solver
• Empathetic and relation-centric (with donors, colleagues, animals etc)
• Adaptable and open to change
• Philosophical harmony with the mission, vision, and guiding principles of the BC SPCA.

• University degree in relevant discipline plus 8+ years’ experience in fundraising with specialization in corporate philanthropy; or an equivalent combination of education and experience acceptable to the employer.
• You can demonstrate an understanding of big picture fundraising and how corporate philanthropy fits in.
• You have in-depth knowledge and experience of corporate philanthropy best practices, trends and opportunities.
• You have a demonstrated capacity to strategically guide and professionally develop direct reports.
• You are a clear and…